Completed the sale of my flat in Bradford last October yet the purchaser is e-mailing me to moan that their conveyancer needs to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?
Post completion of your house sale your solicitor should send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps just for conveyancing in Bradford.
I'm at the point of viewing houses in Bradford and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a home loan with Skipton.
You should start requesting conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Skipton, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Bradford. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £225. A few days later, the property lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Clydesdale panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Bradford on 1/12/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Yorkshire BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Are Yorkshire BS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I am buying a new build apartment in Bradford. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bradford
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Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business premises in Bradford and how can you help?
The 1954 Act gives security of tenure to business lessees, granting the dueness to apply to court for a new tenancy and continue in occupation at the end of the lease term. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing practices who use the act to your advantage and help with commercial conveyancing in Bradford
My cousin has recommend that I appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Bradford. Should I find my own property lawyer?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Bradford conveyancing lawyer it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to seek recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor you're are thinking of instructing.
Are there frequently found problems that you come across in leases for Bradford properties?
There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Bradford. Most leases are drafted differently and drafting errors can result in certain sections are erroneous. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:
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Repairing obligations to or maintain parts of the premises A duty to insure the building
You will encounter difficulties when selling your property if you have a defective lease primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Nationwide Building Society, Chelsea Building Society, and Godiva Mortgages Ltd all have very detailed requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the buyer to pull out.
I am the registered owner of a 1st floor flat in Bradford, conveyancing formalities finalised 9 years ago. How much will my lease extension cost? Corresponding flats in Bradford with a long lease are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2079
With just 53 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £27,600 and £31,800 plus legals.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.